CARACAS, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan parliament lauded the 2008 Beijing Olympics in a recent resolution.

    The National Assembly resolution said the Beijing Olympics, held from Aug. 8 to 24, was a combination of high-tech, perfect organization and humanity, and had provided a stage to showcase the most lofty emotions and mutual cooperation among the people of the world.

    The resolution spoke highly of China's rich culture and the efficiency of its socialist system, which enabled it to host a sports event on such a grand scale.

    The resolution also noted that Venezuela had sent a 109-member delegation to the Beijing Olympics, the largest in the history of the South American nation.